coldel Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi guys, As some of you know I am a researcher by trade, I am sat in a brainstorm for a client at this very minute discussing the issues of driving and fuel usage for people who drive a fair amount of miles for a living (delivery drivers, trades, sales execs etc if I were to generalise) - I would imagine there are some people on here that fall into that category? If you could answer a few questions (either post a reply here or PM me) 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job 2. What do you drive, what do you do 3. Best bit of about driving 4. Worst bits 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job 6. How many times do you fill up per week 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station 8. Do you use the same place 9. Is filling up a pain 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back 12. What would make you use BP more 13. What petrol station brand do you use most Clearly I will incentivise with free rides in the Skyline at any meets but any help greatly appreciated and going direct to a fuel companies strategy! Make a difference! Cheers VERY much in advance...any responses in the next hour would be great. Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job - 90 Miles 2. What do you drive, what do you do - 370Z, Software Account Manager 3. Best bit of about driving - You can make your own schedule and aren't tied into timetables! 4. Worst bits - Depreciation 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job - Yes 6. How many times do you fill up per week - 1-2 Times 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station - No where 8. Do you use the same place - Try to 9. Is filling up a pain - Yes when your late! 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up - Time 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back - No 12. What would make you use BP more - Better locations 13. What petrol station brand do you use most - Sainsburys/Shell Hope this helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyazure Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job/ from 100 to 500miles per day. 2. What do you drive, what do you do/ a vw golf , network engineer. 3. Best bit of about driving/ time to think and admire the countryside. 4. Worst bits/ congestion, people with no courtesy/no lane manners. 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job/ yes. 6. How many times do you fill up per week/ between once and three times. 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station/ customers, supermarkets, country parks for lunch. 8. Do you use the same place/ mainly if known. 9. Is filling up a pain/ yes, cars need bigger tanks. 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up/ dirty forecourts and not enough pumps. also too many people getting coffee, its a petrol station! 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back/ yes, its british and nectar points.(points make free cinema trips) 12. What would make you use BP more/ no coffee served via the till, go to costa! 13. What petrol station brand do you use most/ bp, then shell for the zed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Awesome thanks - free skyline rides in the bag! So is the perception generally that Shell top level (V Power Nitro) fuel is better than BP Ultimate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddcboyle Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job : 10miles 2. What do you drive, what do you do : Vauxhall astra 1.9cdti , airport security searcher 3. Best bit of about driving: not using public transport 4. Worst bits: tax bill and tyres 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job : no 6. How many times do you fill up per week : once 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station: gym 8. Do you use the same place : yes 9. Is filling up a pain : yes 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up: standing outside cold 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back : no i use shell, simply becuase its closest to home 12. What would make you use BP more : if it was closer 13. What petrol station brand do you use most : Shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job - From 15 miles to 400 miles per day 2. What do you drive, what do you do - 350z/VW Caddy van, IT Engineer 3. Best bit of about driving - Nice twisty roads in the Zed 4. Worst bits - Traffic jams, or any long journey in a boring vehicle 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job - Yes 6. How many times do you fill up per week - Once 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station - Service stations if im hungry, Mcdonalds and the like. 8. Do you use the same place - No 9. Is filling up a pain - No 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up - Paying for fuel... 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back - No. 12. What would make you use BP more - Nothing 13. What petrol station brand do you use most - Shell On a side note, I don't use BP stations as I tend to find theyre overpriced compared to other local stations, and im sure its a "head thing" but the fuel never seem to get me as far. I drive out of my way to my local shell, and will hunt for them if im "on the road" and need to fill up. As to why? For absolutely no reason, I regard their fuel as superior to anything on the market. Maybe their close Ferrari partnership helps as im an avid F1 fan, I mean, there's got to be a reason Ferrari/Shell have been partners for so long right? Edited May 1, 2014 by cs2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyazure Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 maybe, never put anything in it yet other than shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job - 0 2. What do you drive, what do you do - 350z/206cc 3. Best bit of about driving - Adrenaline 4. Worst bits - traffic 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job - yes 6. How many times do you fill up per week - 0.25 a tank a every 4 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station - photographic opportunities 8. Do you use the same place - yes 9. Is filling up a pain - no 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up - traffic 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back - the ultimate and M&S 12. What would make you use BP more - using a reward system that isnt nectar points 13. What petrol station brand do you use most - BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job...0 2. What do you drive, what do you do.....................................350Z/Retired 3. Best bit of about driving.......................................................Getting there quickly 4. Worst bits.............................................................................Traffic/Idiots 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job......................No 6. How many times do you fill up per week...............................Once a month 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station......ASDA 8. Do you use the same place..................................................Yes 9. Is filling up a pain..................................................................No 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up.............................Queueing 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back........No 12. What would make you use BP more...................................Close Garage 13. What petrol station brand do you use most........................Shell Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Lynx Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job: 32 miles. 2. What do you drive, what do you do: 370Z / Precision Engineering. 3. Best bit about driving: It's a 370Z! 4. Worst bits: Congestion, and inconsiderate drivers. 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job: No. 6. How many times do you fill up per week: Roughly once every 10 days. 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station: No where. 8. Do you use the same place?: Different locations but same brand. 9. Is filling up a pain: Not really apart from dirty forecourts. 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up: Treading crap in to the car from aforementioned forecourts. 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back: No 12. What would make you use BP more: If they started doing 99 RON. 13. What petrol station brand do you use most: Tesco Momentum 99. Edited May 1, 2014 by Steel Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I just find BP stations are in odd locations. Shell/sains are always near motorway junctions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceejay29 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job - Six mile round trip. 2. What do you drive, what do you do - Smart Car; architect (part two). 3. Best bit of about driving - Smooth winding roads (in the 350) or the funny looks I get when I step out of the smart car (rather cosy). 4. Worst bits - Parking zones and traffic. 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job - Yes. 6. How many times do you fill up per week - Smart Car; once every three. In 18 months of ownership I have never filled the 350 up as it then sits too low 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station - I don't. 8. Do you use the same place - Yes 9. Is filling up a pain - No? 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up - Queuing/Wasting time, unfortunately I live life by the clock. 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back - No. 12. What would make you use BP more - Proximity to the workplace. 13. What petrol station brand do you use most - Esso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Cheers for all of the above guys - helped get us back on track with some debate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedutch Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job - 200 miles 2. What do you drive, what do you do - Volvo V40 for work, 350z for fun, sell stairlits 3. Best bit of about driving - freedom 4. Worst bits - traffic jams 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job - yes 6. How many times do you fill up per week - two 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station - supermarkets 8. Do you use the same place - rarely 9. Is filling up a pain - yes 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up - time and diesel smell 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back - use all, nearest when I need to fill up 12. What would make you use BP more - if they were in right place at right time 13. What petrol station brand do you use most - no idea Sorry it's so late, I hope this helps, good luck with whstever your trying to decide! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Just a few more... 1. What could petrol stations do better in terms of customer service? So, when filling up, paying, shopping, helping etc 2. What rewards should you get for using the same brand of petrol station for long periods of time, would you commit to using the same brand for say 3-6 months and putting in £x you got a decent reward over and above the rewards that are out there now? Cheers once again - Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Well Tesco's has started doing 2p off every litre of fuel for every £50 of shopping you spend a week. This seems like a pretty decent promotion if I shopped at Tesco. So the dedicated petrol companies could do something like: Loyalty Card Fill up with more than say 40 litres 3-4 times a month and recieve 2-5p off a litre for the next month. Would make me loyal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 BP has Nectar and Shell has its Drivers card - do they do enough? Do you accumulate points quickly enough? Is it just points or do you want something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 BP has Nectar and Shell has its Drivers card - do they do enough? Do you accumulate points quickly enough? Is it just points or do you want something else? BP has Nectar and Shell has its Drivers card - do they do enough? Do you accumulate points quickly enough? Is it just points or do you want something else? You get 2 points per litre at BP for its Ultimate. 500 points is £2.50 so therefore pretty much worthless! Shell is better but you don't see the savings for quite a while and they are easy to forget about. If the savings were more structured you would be reminded to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Cheers for the feedback mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Cheers for all the responses, I have a second day with the client on Tuesday so any comments much appreciated - what can fuel providers do from a reward/technology perspective for people that fill up regularly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Out in the sticks here, my nearest garage where I can get V-Power is about 8 miles away. The Shell reward scheme imo is useless as you have to spend around £700 before you get £2.50 back......what a joke! Its not worth the bother of getting the saver card swiped, so I don't bother.....I just fill up The deal with Tesco Clubcard points seems much more rewarding but its 25 mile away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedutch Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Using something like the dart tag to automatically recognise your car this could ensure a. You put the correct fuel in, b. Payment/invoicing could be sorted without need to enter kiosk ( like pay at pump only more sophisticated) this could be really useful for fleet purchases and would instantly feed back to fleet managers. And individuals could link it to credit/ debit card, this would encourage continued use of same franchise and if you want to make it more attractive the tag could also disable pump and send alert if car were reported as stolen - you can add so much functionality... Rewards need to be more like necter which can be collected in a variety of storescand spent on things people actually want and need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Late but bored 1. How far you drive per day on average as part of your job 52 miles round trip per day 2. What do you drive, what do you do Honda Civic/350z - Trade Manager Shipping Line 3. Best bit of about driving Very quiet, great scenery and good roads in North Norfolk 4. Worst bits Old people and Tractors 5. Do you have admin to complete with your job No 6. How many times do you fill up per week Once a fortnight 7. Where else do you stop off during the day apart from a petrol station No stops 8. Do you use the same place Yes - Tesco 9. Is filling up a pain No 10. What is the biggest pain about filling up Paying 11. Do you use BP, and if so what makes you come back No 12. What would make you use BP more Match Tesco prices and 20p off promotion 13. What petrol station brand do you use most Tesco Movemtum and Diesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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